Drama ·History · Soviet Union · 1929 · 1h 32m

The New Babylon

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Director
Leonid TraubergGrigori Kozintsev
Cast
Yelena Kuzmina as Louise Poirier, the shop-assistant Pyotr Sobolevsky as Jean, French soldier David Gutman as Owner of the 'New Babylon' shop Sofiya Magarill as An actress Andrei Kostrichkin as The main shop-assistant Sergei Gerasimov as Lutro, the journalist
Crew
Andrey Moskvin — Director of Photography Dmitri Shostakovich — Original Music Composer Leonid Trauberg — Writer Grigori Kozintsev — Writer Evgeny Eney — Production Design
Synopsis

In the short-lived Commune of Paris, a conscripted soldier falls in love with a Communard saleswoman. As the army cracks down on the revolutionaries, the soldier is forced to fight against the Commune, and the pair's love is put to the test.

Mood & Themes
soviet unionparis commune
Key Collaborators
Leonid Trauberg Director Grigori Kozintsev Director Andrey Moskvin Director of Photography Dmitri Shostakovich Original Music Composer Leonid Trauberg Writer Grigori Kozintsev Writer Evgeny Eney Production Design
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